Next time you flash you headlights.........

diable

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

Tell us what flashing of headlights mean and it's not hello.

Off course its hello, if someone is in front of me I flash my lights to say hello and to make their acquaintance and then I ask to pass.

Gene_Hunt_2

hubert_cumberdale wrote: »

i still dont trust those speed guns i got caught with one and i said i was doing 67 and it recorded me at 64 so i wasnt far off and i admitted that i was speeding and it was my fault

Your speedo is allowed an error of up to +10%.

Gene_Hunt_2

diable wrote: »

Off course its hello, if someone is in front of me I flash my lights to say hello and to make their acquaintance and then I ask to pass.

If you say so.

I take it you will be representing him on appeal then.

anotherbaldrick

Speed cameras cannot significantly reduce road accidents.


The D of T 2007 data on Contributory factors to Accidents, Reference 7, Table 4b: Contributory factors by severity, shows that “exceeding the speed limit”, which is all that speed cameras can determine and enforce, accounted for less than 3.5% of the contributory factors for fatal and serious accidents.
Even if speed cameras where totally effective at preventing speeding, which they are Not !
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Contributory factor to KSI accidents Number Percentage
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1. Failed to look properly 6864 .11.96%
2. Loss of control 4912 .8.56%
3. Careless, reckless or in a hurry 4135 .7.21%
4. Pedestrian failed to look properly 3487 .6.08%
5. Failed to judge other person’s path or speed 3386 . 5.90%
6. Poor turn or manoeuvre 3241 .5.65%
7. Travelling too fast for conditions 2738 .4.77%
8. Exceeding speed limit 1993 .3.47%
9. Impaired by alcohol 1773 .3.09%
10. Slippery road (due to weather) 1729 .3.01%
Total 57383 100%

hubert_cumberdale

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

Your speedo is allowed an error of up to +10%.

what i was implying was there was nothing stopping him pulling over the next car that came along and just showing him my reading and fining him.

he wouldnt even let me have a go with i asked him if i could get the next driver

hubert_cumberdale

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

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1. Failed to look properly 6864 .11.96%
2. Loss of control 4912 .8.56%
3. Careless, reckless or in a hurry 4135 .7.21%
4. Pedestrian failed to look properly 3487 .6.08%
5. Failed to judge other person’s path or speed 3386 . 5.90%
6. Poor turn or manoeuvre 3241 .5.65%
7. Travelling too fast for conditions 2738 .4.77%
8. Exceeding speed limit 1993 .3.47%
9. Impaired by alcohol 1773 .3.09%
10. Slippery road (due to weather) 1729 .3.01%
Total 57383 100%

judging by that your better of speeding & drinking while driving on a slippy road than not looking properly lol

joke by the way

darich

hubert_cumberdale wrote: »

what i was implying was there was nothing stopping him pulling over the next car that came along and just showing him my reading and fining him.

he wouldnt even let me have a go with i asked him if i could get the next driver

you think a cop would jeopardise his job and career to catch a guy who isn't speeding when someone will be along in a couple of minutes who is???

And if you had a shot and the driver was speeding, I doubt he could be prosecuted since the cops didn't catch him....you did.

Gene_Hunt_2

hubert_cumberdale wrote: »

what i was implying was there was nothing stopping him pulling over the next car that came along and just showing him my reading and fining him.

If you say so. But the magistrates wouldn't like everyone done for the same speed.

Years ago they were suspect when people were done at exactly 50.

hubert_cumberdale

the cheeky !!!!!! wanted to look at my tires aswell but i said he couldnt unless he lets me have a go on the laser gun he said that was fair. i was the 22nd person he had caught speeding and the only one that admitted they were speeding so he was in a good mood

anotherbaldrick

Mind you that table was prepared before using the mobile at the wheel became an epidemic , that together with texting , inputting the sat nav and updating the facebook page probably now take top slot